At the start, I tricked the school beauty, and ended up with twins?

In a relatively upscale Chinese restaurant on a commercial street in Xuhui District.

"Yu, this place must be quite expensive, right? Shall we find another one?"

Mrs. Bai looked around at the antique-style decor, then glanced at the small stream flowing beneath the glass tiles and couldn't help but feel on pins and needles.

It was as if there were several upright coins pricking her bottom on the seat.

In contrast, Mr. Liu didn't show much expression or reaction.

Ever since Chen Tian revealed his past identity as the chairman of Lianxiang Group, he stopped pretending.

After all, he had been countless times to restaurants far more upscale than this.

Real trees, real streams, and even tables that were cut from whole stumps of huge trees.

Artificial scenes like this one really paled in comparison.

"Mrs. Bai, it's fine, let's eat here today. I haven't tried Modu's local dishes yet, this is a good opportunity. I saw on the niche reviews that this place is quite authentic," Gu Yu quickly waved his hand.

It wasn't that he had money and became extravagant, but rather because it was the first time he had taken Mrs. Bai and Mr. Liu out to dine.

No matter what, the two elders gave him and Lin Xinyue a lot of help with their relationship.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Whatever thanks he gave, it was only right.

"Right! Yu has money now!" Lin Xinyue, sitting to the side, nodded her head, but then, as if remembering something, she spat lightly: "Pah! He's always been rich!"

"Exactly, having a meal is no expense at all for me," Gu Yu agreed, nodding along.

This restaurant, no matter how expensive, surely couldn't cost tens of thousands for a meal for four, could it?

He had dined at Linlang Restaurant before and hadn't felt it was anything special.

"Ah... that's true," Mrs. Bai said upon hearing the two of them, and after thinking for a moment, it seemed to make sense.

With her modest income, she felt this place was upscale and expensive, but for someone like Gu Yu with a solid family background and a successful career, this was no different from a small roadside eatery.

It's all about the difference in perspective.

"Then let's order!" Gu Yu said with a smile.

The waiting waitress promptly presented the menu, and Gu Yu was the first to flip it open with Lin Xinyue leaning her head closer to look.

But upon seeing the menu, they were somewhat taken aback.

Apart from appetizers and cold dishes, every single item cost over two hundred yuan. Casually ordering some main dishes could probably lead to spending two or three thousand.

Before, he thought Chinese restaurants should be fairly affordable. Now, by comparison, he realized that it was actually Chinese cuisine that was the most luxurious!

It's just that in the public's eye, Chinese food feels more down-to-earth, more rustic.

"Let me order! I remember what Mrs. Bai and Mr. Liu like!"

While Gu Yu wasn't bad at choosing dishes, he was unfamiliar with the two elders' preferences.

Lin Xinyue saw his hesitation, took the menu without a word, and bravely started selecting dishes.

Across the table, Mr. Liu and Mrs. Bai exchanged glances.

They hadn't expected that Yue'er still remembered what they enjoyed eating.

This kid, she had always kept it in her heart!

In no time, Lin Xinyue finished ordering, and when Gu Yu took a look, there were common Chinese dishes as well as some Modu specialties, considering his taste as well.

The selection of dishes was comprehensive and complete!

"Great! Then let's go with these!"

Gu Yu gave Lin Xinyue a thumbs-up, handed the menu to the waitress without letting the elders check it out.

He was worried that if Mrs. Bai saw the menu, she might walk out right away.

Because this meal would cost a total of around three thousand!

But how could Mrs. Bai not understand his intention? She reached for the menu intending to reduce the order, but Gu Yu hurriedly dispatched the waitress.

"It's expensive, isn't it? Even with money, we should save and spend wisely," Mrs. Bai said, looking reproachfully at Gu Yu as the waitress was hurried away.

"It's no trouble at all, Mrs. Bai, as long as you and Mr. Liu enjoy your meal, no amount of money is too much."

"Besides, this restaurant isn't expensive, the dishes we just ordered only come to eight or nine hundred in total."

Gu Yu said with a smile, telling a kind-hearted lie.

Lin Xinyue gave him an approving look.

"Ah, but eight or nine hundred is still expensive! That's about how much our noodle shop makes in a day."

Mrs. Bai sighed, feeling that it was too extravagant just for Gu Yu to invite her and her husband to dinner.

The elderly always fret over the young's expenses, something Gu Yu was well aware of.

He had experienced this firsthand when he lived with his grandmother; even if he bought a Chung Hwa brand pencil, he had to bring home the change of fifty cents to give to her.

It wasn't that his grandmother was too poor to give him fifty cents, she was just accustomed to being frugal.

The older generation always counted every penny.

Watching Mrs. Bai sigh over eight or nine hundred, both Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue felt somewhat helpless.

Thank goodness he hadn't said it was three thousand, otherwise Mrs. Bai might have complained for several days.

On the other hand, Mr. Liu turned to his wife and spoke up in support of Gu Yu.

"Oh, why sigh on such a happy occasion!"

"The kids are treating us to a meal, we should be enjoying ourselves, not dampening the mood with sighs," he said.

"If the two of them have this kind of thoughtfulness, we should simply accept it gratefully!"

Even though Mr. Liu was old, he was still a man, and men are often more generous when it comes to eating and drinking.

Having seen more of the world, he didn't think there was anything improper about the meal that Gu Yu and Yue had invited them to.

It was just the youngsters showing their affection, after all.

Was he really here for the meal?

No, as long as Gu Yu and Yue were there, even if it was his own cooking, he'd be happy!

"Today we have quite a few customers, so the dishes might take a bit longer to serve. Please wait patiently for a while!"

A woman with a red scarf pinned to her collar, who seemed to be the service manager, came over and said.

Behind her, two servers brought over a pot of tea and a plate of dry peanuts.

Gu Yu nodded, waiting a bit wasn't a problem.

It also gave them the opportunity to chat more with Mrs. Bai and Mr. Liu.

The four of them chatted merrily together.

Suddenly, the sound of conversation from the next table interrupted their conversation.

"Hey! Have you heard? The scandal of Lianxiang Group underselling national assets has been exposed."

"What? What's this about? Tell me more!"

"Just yesterday, it was revealed that Lianxiang Group has been selling their products abroad at low prices, while marking them up two to three times the price domestically..."

"What? There's such a thing!?"

The young people next to them, dressed in white shirts and ties and looking like white-collar workers, were chatting quietly among themselves.

"Lianxiang?" Gu Yu looked puzzled, how could such a big company be involved in something like this.

He subconsciously glanced at Mr. Liu, considering his former identity...

But Mr. Liu seemed unfazed, just steadily picking up peanuts to eat.

Mrs. Bai and Lin Xinyue also cast their gaze towards him.

Sensing the many eyes on him, Mr. Liu looked up in confusion and pointed at the peanuts with his chopsticks.

"Why are you all looking at me? Wanting to 'eat melon'?" he asked.

"Melon? Where's the melon?" Lin Xinyue asked in confusion, looking at the peanuts and not understanding where the 'melon' was.

Gu Yu paused, was the 'melon' Mr. Liu mentioned the one related to Lianxiang?

But that's Lianxiang!

Lianxiang!